Political Science

Provides factual information on candidates for public office. Covers: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and performance evaluations made by over 100 liberal to conservative special interest groups. Also find statements & speeches by category or keyword.

Searchable directory of information on members of Congress and their districts. Includes biographical data, committee assignments, election results and key votes. Also in Print: Main Library Reference JK1012 P64. For CQ Electronic Library, Go shortcut = go/cq.

"Deleted tweets from politicians"

Coverage since 1831. Print: Davis Family Library Reference JK2255 . C66 2000
See Also: National Party Platforms, Davis Family Library Stacks JK2255 .J64 1978 + 1980 Supplement .

Directory of national and state U.S. political parties.

Information on political parties and links to party websites, when available.

Includes transcripts of debates from current and previous elections (some debates available on video for a fee).

From the Museum of Broadcast Communication.

From the Museum of the Moving Image. 'An online exhibition presenting more than 300 television commercials from every election year since 1952, when the first campaign TV ads aired.'

'PARC is a nonpartisan informational Web site that analyzes the television advertisements used in local, state, and national political campaigns.'  From the University of Maryland.

"Collects political ads in the 2016 election." Includes social media ads.

From the U.S. Library of Congress.  'Includes sites archived almost daily between August 2000 and January 2001, covering the United States national election period for President and Members of Congress.'  For other election years and other topics (9/11; Iraq War; Darfur; etc.) see LC Web Archives page.